In ottima forma In great shape/ excellent health
Arrivederci Until we see each other again (good-bye)
ArrivedeLa (formal sing.) " " " " " "
Ci vediamo See you later (goodbye)
Ciao! Hi/Bye
Salve! Hello (more formal than Ciao) (mainly used in Rome)
A presto! See you soon!
A dopo! See you later!
A più tardi See you later
A domani! See you tomorrow
A fra poco See you in a little while
Come si chiama? (formal sing.) What is your name?
Come ti chiami? (familiar sing.) " " "
Mi chiamo Giordano My name is Jordan
Ti presento ... (familiar sing.) Let me introduce ... to you
Vi presento ... (familiar pl) " " " "
Di dove sei tu? (familiar sing.) Where are you from?
Di dov'è Lei? (formal sing) " " " "
Sono di ... I am from ...
(Molto) piacere. (Very) nice to meet you.
Piacere mio. My pleasure.
Non ho il piacere... I have not had the pleasure.
Per favore. / Per piacere. Please
Grazie Thankyou
Grazie mille Thanks a million
Prego (?) You're welcome. That's quite all right. (How can I help you?)
Scusi (formal sing.) Excuse me.
Scusa (familiar sing.) " "
E Lei? (formal sing.) And you?
E tu? (familiar sing.) " "
Dobbiamo andare. We must go.
Me ne vado I'm going to leave.
Devo andarmene. Mi aspettano. I have to be going. Someone's waiting for me.
Sogni d'oro Sweet dreams
Tante belle cose All of the best.
Buon divertimento Have fun.
Buon fortuna / In bocca al lupo Good luck
Buone vacanze / Buone ferie Have a nice holiday
Buon viaggio Have a good trip
Grazie, altrettanto Thankyou, the same to you
Mi saluti... (formal) Say hello to ... / Give my regards to ...
Salutami... (familiar) Say hello to ...
dare dek <<tu>> to use 'tu' (shall we use tu)
Verbs
Incontrare to meet
Dare to give / shake
Conoscere to know / be acquainted with
Nouns
N.B. All foreign words are masculine by default.
N.B As a general rule (with a few exceptions), male human beings are associated to masculine nouns; female human beings are associated to feminine nouns. Collective nouns, referring to a group of human beings of both genders, are usually masculine.
N.B. The basic rule is that masculine singular nouns end with -o, feminine singular nouns end with -a. Most words follow this form, but this is not always the case.
- Masculine singular nouns can end in -a (rare)
- Feminine singular nouns can end in -o (rare)
- Both masculine and feminine nouns can end with -e
- Nouns ending in -à are always feminine
- Nouns ending in -è are always masculine
- Nouns ending in -i and in -ù are usually feminine
- Nouns ending in -ione are always feminine
- Nouns ending in -mma are usually Greek in origin and masculine
N.B. Pluralisation
- Feminine in -a, plural in -e
- Feminine in -e, plural in -i
- Feminine in -o, plural in -i
- Feminine in -ie, plural in -ie
- Feminine in -i, plural also in -i
- Masculine in -a, plural in -i
- Masculine in -o, plural in -i (rarely, plural in -a; see Special Plurals below)
- Masculine in -e, plural in -i
Masculine
ragazzo boy
amico friend
studente student
professore teacher
Professore professor
Feminine
ragazza girl
amica friend
mano hand
studentessa student
professoressa teacher
Professoressa professor
Definite articles (the)
Lo (pl. gli) is used before masculine nouns beginning with s + consonant or z.
Il (pl. i) is used before masculine nouns beginning with all other consonants.
L’ (pl. gli) is used before masculine nouns beginning with a vowel.
La (pl. le) is used before feminine nouns beginning with any consonant.
L’ (pl. le) is used before feminine nouns beginning with a vowel.
Indefinite articles (a, an)
Uno is used for masculine words beginning with z or s + consonant.
Un is used for all other masculine words.
Una is used for feminine words beginning with a consonant.
Un’ is used for feminine words beginning with a vowel.
Conjunctions
e and
